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03Lightningrocks wrote:On a side note. This right here does not speak well for the .380 as a self defense weapon. This guy got shot in the chest but lived long enough that if he had been armed, would have had plenty of time to take the old cranker with him. Imagine shooting some BG hopped up on drugs. The guy would be all over you. Sure, he died, but meanwhile you have just been stabbed or even shot by a dead guy.

Good point. Didn't he actually speak to someone after he fell? I carry a .380 but only at home and it's purpose is to aid me in getting to the gun safe and a condition one 1911 .45 ACP.

WildBill wrote:My CHL instructor told us that the CHL was a license to eat crow.

Don't remember if anyone ever said that to me, but it has been my experience that when a situation starts to escalate, my sidearm seems to start increasing in weight. I am very conscious of that and tend to apologize even when I think I am in the right.

I have been legally carrying since 1995.

VMI77 wrote:

PhillRoath wrote:Of course, this is simply not true as "stand your ground" was not used by the defense in that case. The entire article seems to be an attack on concealed carry and mentions John Cornyn's measure for concealed carry in all states.

If you're looking for the truth about anything you shouldn't be wasting your time reading newspapers.

You're right - I just got caught up with the front page story.

Can't get the Houston Chronicle link to the online version, but today's paper had a front page story about this which links to "stand your ground" laws. Following is one paragraph typed in by hand from the Chronicle's article. The law in the quote refers to stand your ground.

The law was the basis for George Zimmerman's successful defense in his Florida trial for the racially charged 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin.

Of course, this is simply not true as "stand your ground" was not used by the defense in that case. The entire article seems to be an attack on concealed carry and mentions John Cornyn's measure for concealed carry in all states.

Phill

Oh, and as far as this shooting, I thought one thing the first time I heard of the shooting, but have changed my thinking since then. Will have to wait for more information. From someone else's post above, I rent movies and watch on my 70" at home. My age requires more bathroom breaks and that makes the pause button superb!